That, my dear Trail Head amigos, is the $64,000 question of the day.

What is this hubbub all about you ask?

Trail Head sleuth John M, connoisseur of all things cold and frosty, uncovered an interesting bit of news that could alter life on the trail as we know it forever...

Powdered alcohol!

"Top it up with water and you have a bubbly, lime-colored and -flavored drink with just 3 percent alcohol content."

Voila!

OK, let's state upfront in the strongest terms that the idea of selling such a product to minors, as the article mentions, is a dumb and dangerous idea, one which should never happen.

That said, the product is potential winner with the lightweight backpacker crowd ever concerned about pack weight.

Yep, no more tearing the labels off tea bags and sawing the handle off your toothbrush and other ounce-saving measures just so you can afford to tote a Nalgene bottle of cocktails along on your next hike.

Brilliant!

So now one must naturally ask, can the perfection of dehydrated beer be far behind?

I think, and hope, not.

Imagine...

It's the end of a hot, sweaty day on the trail. Camp is set up. You want to kick back and relax in the wilderness. You go to the stream and fill your canteen with cold mountain water. Then you tear open a packet of dehydrated Gritty's Pale Ale, mix it in, and what do you have...

Backpacker's nirvana!

TGIF my friends. Make it a good weekend!